brûlée

See also: brulée

English

Noun

brûlée (countable and uncountable, plural brûlées)

1. Synonym of crème brûlée
   • 2013, Philip Howard, The Square: Sweet, page 131:

     Cook four extra brûlées to allow for casualties when turning them out […]

   • 2009, Grady Spears, June Naylor, Kelly Frazier, Cooking the Cowboy Way:

     Use a chef's torch to lightly brown the tops of the brûlées, or place them under a hot broiler for just a couple of minutes […]

Verb

brûlée (third-person singular simple present brûlées, present participle brûléeing, simple past and past participle brûléed)

1. (cooking, transitive) To create a sugary crust (on food), using a chef's torch.

Anagrams

• reblue

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁy.le/

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• Rhymes: -e

Participle

brûlée f sg

1. feminine singular of brûlé

Derived terms

• crème brûlée

Related terms

• brûlage
• brûler
• brûleur
• brûlure

Anagrams

• berlue

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

brûlée f (plural brûlées)

1. thrashing

Synonyms

• achouêmie
• astitcheuse
• dêgêlée
• êcaûffeuse
• galette
• rosseteuse